How to Prepare for Your First Time Flying on a Plane

Whether it's your first time flying overseas or your first time flying period, this guide to managing the flight process will be a great resource....

ACIS Culture of Care: Preparing for the What Ifs of Travel

When talking about travel, we love to focus on the big picture, that travel changes lives. But we know, as planners, that while you likely...

10 Tips for Recruiting Your ACIS Group

You've picked your ACIS tour itinerary and are ready to start building a group. So what happens now? For starters, you will want to host...

Why Private Schools Choose ACIS

A commitment to quality, an emphasis on education, and highly personalized service: Doesn't this sound like someone you would want to plan a trip with?...

Why Middle Schools Travel with ACIS

Did you know that international educational travel opportunities can start as early as middle school? Even if they're not quite ready for college essays or...

An American Educator in Paris: My Time on the ACIS Paris and Reims Global Conference

Holly Swafford is an ACIS Group Leader from Alabama who traveled with ACIS for the first time in summer 2023. She shares her experience being...

How ACIS Serves Catholic School Travel Programs

ACIS works with school groups of all kinds, from public to charter to local interest, and are proud to offer amenities and services that make...

Choosing an Educational Travel Company? Don’t Miss These Key Inclusions

There's that old expression of "missing the forest for the trees" that can be quite useful when thinking about selecting a travel provider. Sometimes, focusing...

13 Packing Tips for Your International Travels

Struggling to pack for your overseas adventure? Don't worry. As frequent fliers, the ACIS Educational Tours team has turned packing a bag into both an...

Top 10 Tips for ACIS Group Leaders

Over the course of 45 years, we have sent thousands of teachers abroad with students, and though every ACIS Educational Tour is unique, the most...